A Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man is facing decades behind bars after allegedly running a crypto investment scheme that caused tens of millions of dollars in losses for investors.
Benjamin Paul Wiener was charged with wire fraud, money laundering, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota.
Federal prosecutors say Wiener ran a fraud scheme that caused about $20 million in losses after allegedly convincing victims to invest money and digital currency with his companies…